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Poliçan Facts

Area	7.6 km²
Population	2,945
Male Population	1,483 (50.3%)
Female Population	1,462 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-61.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-65.8%
Median Age	37.2 years (Male: 35.7, Female: 38.4)
Area Codes	368
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	40.61222, 20.09806
Postal Codes	5403, 5404

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Poliçan Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	7,562	11,531	8,622	4,481	2,945	2,285	1,752
Population Density	991.7 / km²	1,512.3 / km²	1,130.8 / km²	587.7 / km²	386.2 / km²	299.7 / km²	229.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Poliçan Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 65.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Poliçan	-61.1%	-74.5%	-65.8%
Berat County	—	—	—
Albania	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Poliçan Median Age

Median Age: 37.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Poliçan	37.2 yrs	38.4 yrs	35.7 yrs
Berat County	37.1 yrs	38.4 yrs	35.7 yrs
Albania	33.6 yrs	34.7 yrs	32.3 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Poliçan Population Density

Population Density: 386 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Poliçan	2,945	7.6 km²	386 / km²
Berat County	131,465	1,800.4 km²	73 / km²
Albania	2.9 million	28,671.4 km²	101 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Poliçan Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Poliçan CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Poliçan	7,323 tn	2.49 tn	960.4 tons/km²
Berat County	328,266 tn	2.5 tn	182.3 tons/km²
Albania	7,341,173 tn	2.55 tn	256 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Poliçan CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	7,323 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.49 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	960.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (6)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
12/1/18	4:54 AM	4.5	19.6 km	10,000 m	11km NNE of Memaliaj, Albania	usgs.gov
1/27/17	5:07 PM	4.5	31.8 km	5,000 m	6km NW of Kucove, Albania	usgs.gov
5/20/14	4:43 AM	4.6	37.9 km	14,000 m	10km SSE of Cerrik, Albania	usgs.gov
5/19/14	1:16 AM	4.1	37.8 km	20 m	12km SE of Cerrik, Albania	usgs.gov
6/9/11	4:16 PM	4.5	22.9 km	6,900 m	Albania	usgs.gov
11/11/09	3:43 AM	4.1	29.6 km	0 m	Albania	usgs.gov
5/18/08	1:57 PM	3.3	34.9 km	11,000 m	Albania	usgs.gov
3/22/08	5:32 PM	4	12.2 km	9,200 m	Albania	usgs.gov
2/27/08	5:23 AM	3.6	28.2 km	4,000 m	Albania	usgs.gov
2/11/08	7:11 AM	3.3	35.8 km	5,000 m	Albania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Poliçan

Poliçan is a city and a municipality situated in south-central Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Poliçan, Tërpan and Vërtop, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality..

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